What the Cool Kids Are All Doing

Job Description
The Church History Department seeks a full-time historian/writer with the appropriate academic training, research and writing skills to contribute to major writing projects on the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. [smb: female applicants encouraged]
Qualifications
Applicants must hold a PhD in history, religious studies, or related discipline. The successful applicant will demonstrate a breadth of knowledge in Latter-day Saint history, as well as the broader context of American religious history or other relevant fields, through conference presentations, publications, and teaching. In addition, the position will require demonstration of excellent writing and research skills. As the highest professional standards of history are expected of this position, including a rigorous production schedule, the applicant must exhibit attention to detail, efficiency, flexibility, good interpersonal communications, and the ability to work in an academic environment that requires personal initiative and collaborative competence. Competitive salary based on experience. Must be a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, worthy to hold a temple recommend.
Please send letter of application, vita, writing sample, and three letters of recommendation to Historian/Writer Search, c/o Viola Knecht, Church History Library, 15 E. North Temple St., Salt Lake City, UT 84150-1600. Questions may be directed to Matt Grow (mjgrow at ldschurch.org). Applicants must also complete on-line application found at http://www.ldschurch.jobs. Applications due by May 7.

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These are great people. I have been very impressed by the work I see coming from this group, although I am admittedly not an objective commenter on this group, as many of them are friends and one of them is my favorite person in the world.

Female applicants are strongly encouraged to apply. I added this line to the OP and am sorry that wasn’t obvious in the OP originally.
Salary is good for a PhD in religious history, not-so-good for robber baron investment-bankers.
Curricular materials in the Church are slowly improving. Having this well-trained core will do much to advance that ultimate goal.

When Joseph F. Smith said ““I have often thought of the undesirableness of the young men of our community to seek the light employments, and lucrative positions…” I can probably assume he was not talking about historians.

Brian (19) I am an undergrad as well, but in Accounting. I am also disappointed I can’t have this job. I have informally studied religions of the world for quite some time. I guess since I did not have the privilege of actually paying for the information I remain persona non grata in the field. :x